Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett [ fɔ ː sət ] PC FRS (born 26 August 1833 in Salisbury, † November 6, 1884 in Cambridge ) was an English economist and politician.

Life

Fawcett came from a middle class family, his father was a merchant, his mother the daughter of a lawyer. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and showed good performance in mathematics. He was the seventh- best in his year 1856, the membership as a Fellow of his college. In September 1858, he completely blinded in an accident on the hunt. After he had earned a respected name through his scientific work, he was elected in 1863 as professor of economics at the University of Cambridge. In 1865, he appeared as adoptee candidate for the Liberal Party in the constituency of Brighton for election to the British Parliament in 1868 and re-elected in this constituency, from 1874, he moved for the constituency of Hackney as an elected representative to the House of Commons. In Parliament a Reform Act of 1867 is mainly due to him, in committees on financial issues to India, he fought for this country, he was regarded as the member for India. He also condemned the bloody suppression of the April Uprising in 1876 in Bulgaria and sat down with Lord Lawrence against the war in Afghanistan. He advocated proportional representation. In 1880, he was appointed in the cabinet of Gladstone to the Postmaster General. In this office he was able to perform a number of improvements in the English postal system, this includes on August 1, 1883 introduction of the parcel post. He died in 1884.

He was Millicent Garrett Fawcett with DBE ​​(1847-1929) married, she wrote books on social science issues, especially on women's issues ( " Essays and Lectures ", 1872, " Political economy for beginners", 5th edition 1885). With his wife he had a daughter, Philippa Fawcett (1868-1948), a successful mathematician later.

Honors

On the market square of his hometown Salisbury, a statue was erected in his honor, and in London there is a memorial at Westminster Abbey. He belonged since 1882 as a Fellow of the Royal Society, since May 3, 1880 the Privy Council. In 1882 he became an honorary doctorate from the University of Würzburg, 1883 Honorary Doctorate ( Hon. LL.D. ) and Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and Honorary doctorate ( Hon DCL), University of Oxford.

Writings

  • Manual of Political Economy, 1863, 6th edition 1883
  • The economic position of the British laborer, 1865
  • Pauperism, its Causes and remedies, 1871
  • Speeches on some current political questions, 1873
  • Free trade, protection and reciprocity, 6th Edition 1885, German, Leipzig, 1878
  • Indian finance, 1880
  • State socialism and the nationalization of the land, 1883
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